Blackberry PRD-10459-035 Administration Guide - Page 87

Managing how users access enterprise applications and web content

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Administration Guide Managing how users access enterprise applications and web content Managing how users access enterprise applications and 17 web content Restricting user access to content on web servers You can prevent users from accessing specific web servers using the BlackBerry® Browser or applications on their BlackBerry devices. To specify the web servers that you want users to access, you can turn on pull authorization to restrict access to all types of web content, and create pull rules to specify a list of web servers that you permit users to access. Alternatively, you can create pull rules that specify a list of restricted web servers. Restrict requests for content on web servers from BlackBerry devices Turn on pull authorization for the BlackBerry® MDS Connection Service to restrict the web addresses that users can request when connecting to the Internet or your organization's intranet from their BlackBerry devices. 1. In the BlackBerry Manager, in the left pane, click a BlackBerry MDS Connection Service. 2. On the Connection Service tab, click Edit Properties. 3. In the left pane, click Access Control. 4. Click Pull Authorization. 5. In the drop-down list, click True. 6. Click OK. Users cannot access web content on their BlackBerry devices until you allow access to certain web servers using pull rules. After you finish: To allow users to access certain web servers, specify allowed web address patterns and assign them to a pull rule, and then assign the pull rule to a user or user group. Specify web address patterns You can create pull rules that specify which web address patterns users can and cannot use to access web servers from the BlackBerry® Browser and other applications on their BlackBerry devices. To create a pull rule, you must first specify web address patterns (for example, specify addresses with domains that are allowed). You can then assign the web address patterns to a pull rule that you create, and specify whether access to web servers that match the web address patterns is allowed or restricted on BlackBerry devices. After you create a pull rule, you must assign it to user accounts or user groups. 1. In the BlackBerry Manager, in the left pane, click BlackBerry Domain. 2. On the Global tab, click Edit Properties. 3. In the left pane, click Access Control. 85

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web content
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Restricting user access to content on web servers
You can prevent users from accessing specific web servers using the BlackBerry® Browser or applications on their BlackBerry
devices. To specify the web servers that you want users to access, you can turn on pull authorization to restrict access to all types
of web content, and create pull rules to specify a list of web servers that you permit users to access. Alternatively, you can create
pull rules that specify a list of restricted web servers.
Restrict requests for content on web servers from BlackBerry devices
Turn on pull authorization for the BlackBerry® MDS Connection Service to restrict the web addresses that users can request
when connecting to the Internet or your organization's intranet from their BlackBerry devices.
1.
In the BlackBerry Manager, in the left pane, click a BlackBerry MDS Connection Service.
2.
On the
Connection Service
tab, click
Edit Properties
.
3.
In the left pane, click
Access Control
.
4.
Click
Pull Authorization
.
5.
In the drop-down list, click
True
.
6.
Click
OK
.
Users cannot access web content on their BlackBerry devices until you allow access to certain web servers using pull rules.
After you finish:
To allow users to access certain web servers, specify allowed web address patterns and assign them to a pull
rule, and then assign the pull rule to a user or user group.
Specify web address patterns
You can create pull rules that specify which web address patterns users can and cannot use to access web servers from the
BlackBerry® Browser and other applications on their BlackBerry devices. To create a pull rule, you must first specify web address
patterns (for example, specify addresses with domains that are allowed). You can then assign the web address patterns to a pull
rule that you create, and specify whether access to web servers that match the web address patterns is allowed or restricted on
BlackBerry devices. After you create a pull rule, you must assign it to user accounts or user groups.
1.
In the BlackBerry Manager, in the left pane, click
BlackBerry Domain
.
2.
On the
Global
tab, click
Edit Properties
.
3.
In the left pane, click
Access Control
.
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